Pattaya city is close to Bangkok, it is a lively city by night and day, during which you can do many thngs from Temples visits, to floating markets, to Sky diving or other sports like sailing or bungy jumping! After all of which you can relax in a giant food court or watch a movie in the largest beach front shopping mall in Thailand!

All the amazing activities can be combined with your scuba diving Holiday to Pattaya! There are also many islands just off the coast here, making Pattaya a prime destination to combine an exciting holiday with night life with some scuba diving!

Of all the best Dive Sites Thailand Has TO Offer, The Dive Sites Around Pattaya Are Often Over looked.
The “Far Islands” of Pattaya Are Approx 1.5hrs From Pattaya Beach and Offer Some of the Best Dives in Thailands Northern Gulf. The “Near Islands” of Pattaya Are Approx 40min From Pattaya Beach and are Home to Many of Thailands Oldest Hawksbill Sea Turtles!
Pattaya has more Wreck Diving Than Anywhere else in Thailand and Samae San Islands are some of the most beautiful and remote islands in Thailand.

Did you know that Pattaya has more wreck diving than anywhere else in Thailand?
Yes its true, Home to anicent Thai & Chinese Pottery Wrecks more than 600 years old, though pretty much long gone there are still plenty of Wrecks to be explored in the Water off Pattaya.

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PATTAYA NEAR ISLANDS DIVE SITES

Dive Site Name: Koh Lan

Location: In the Pattaya Near Islands group Koh Lan is the largest of three, just over 12km west of Pattaya Beach.Conditions: All year round pattaya diving, offers good protection from strong currents and winds when far islands cannot be reached. Visibility ranges between 5m (16ft) and 15m (50ft).Average depth: 7m (23ft) | Maximum depth: 15m (50ft)

This is worth a visit when conditions are allow. Had Nuan has numerous corals in very shallow water, ideal for snorkellers and novice divers. In the bay at the southern most point of the island is a breakwater and a small concrete platform, about 50m (150 ft) from this platform are large concrete rings under the water. These rings are covered in soft corals and fans, many reef fish have made the rings their home. The reef getting a little deeper as it rounds the south west headland, it will continue north until reaching the next bay. You will find a few very large coral boomies along this stretch of coast line. Although you might not be able to get any deep water here you will be pleasantly surprised at the varied amount of marine life in the shallow waters.

Dive Site Name: Koh Sak
Location: This is the northern most island of the three Pattaya near islands 10km west of Pattaya Beach.Conditions: During southerly winds this is a good site for novices. Visibility ranges between 5m (16ft) and 15m (50ft). Average depth: 5m (16ft) | Maximum depth: 9m (30ft)

This site must be the most dived site by many of Pattaya’s dive shops as a training site, care must be taken when in the centre of the bay or on the surface due to tour boats and jet skis, surface markers are a must. The east and west headlands do offer some interesting shallow reef and underwater artificial reef project, as little as 3m (10 ft) in the centre of the bay at low tide. Due to the fact that the dive area is protected from the weather most of the year it sometimes has some of the best visibility. Divers will often see turtles, marine life is plentiful and varied.

Dive Site Name: Koh Khrok
Location: This is the closest of all the dive sites off the Pattaya coast, 9km east of Pattaya Beach. Conditions: During northerly winds this is a good site for novices. Visibility ranges between 5m (16ft) and 15m (50ft). Average depth: 7m (23ft) | Maximum depth: 12m (40ft)

This site is always one to watch when strong incoming tides are present, drift dives along this side of the island can be quite fun. although in a dropping tide the waters are clam and tranquil. This site is home to many reef fish, nudibranch and is home to many hawksbill sea turtles.